Sprawlita: A Biomimetic Hexapod

CNN has posted a new
story on Sprawlita, a biomimetic hexapod robot designed by
researchers at Stanford University. Sprawlita
is based on the common Cockroach and uses a unique method of locomotion
in which the six legs are used as to two alternating tripods. Without any
type of sensors or complex walking algorithm, Sprawlita can move at
several meters per second and walk over obstacles that would stop many
hexapods in their tracks. Sprawlita's success has spawned a whole family
of Sprawl Robots.